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Corigliano d'Otranto

Corigliano d'Otranto is part of the Grecìa Salentina, a linguistic island where we still speak, in addition to the dialect of Salento, an ancient language of Greek derivation, the griko.The architectural, historical, environmental and archaeological heritage of Corigliano d'Otranto is very rich and represented by churches, military and civil architectures.The Chiesa Madre dates back to 1622 and was built on a more ancient structure of which some architectural elements remain as the portal dated 1573 and surmounted by the statues of the Redeemer, the Madonna and San Nicola di Mira, patron of the country. The bell tower, dating back to 1467-68, is located not far from the church. Originally it served as a lookout tower, inserted into the medieval city walls, to memory of which still remain the decorations present in the bell tower Among the other important religious buildings we find: the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, built in neo-Gothic style between the twenties and years Nineteenth-century sixties; the Church of the Madonna delle Grazie, datable around the first half of the seventeenth century; the Chapel of the Madonna degli Angeli, built between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the Chapel of San Leonardo built around the second half of the fifteenth century. Piazza Vittoria is an extensive green area for public gardens where the holm oaks predominate. The legend tells that in this pizza was buried the general of the Turkish army died during the siege of the country. Among the most elegant palaces to mention are Palazzo Comi, which overlooks the central Piazza San Nicola, built in 1755, still Palazzo Peschiulli , dating back to 1781, Palazzo de 'Monti and Palazzo Coia, dating back to the sixteenth century.Alone in the central square to see is the civic clock tower rebuilt in 1644 and modified in 1770.The ancient portal known as Arco Lucchetti, located in Vico Cold, it was built in 1497 by the owner of the building, mastro Nicola Robi, who was also the architect. Among the most important attractions the medieval Castle de 'Monti, which was radically renovated and enlarged between 1514 and 1519 from Giovan Battista de 'Monti. It is entirely surrounded by a moat and is spread over a square plant, at the corners of which there are four massive circular towers.

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